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Topic: blue lives matter

A large group of pro-Trump protesters face off against police with pepper spray after protesters storm the grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

The selective restraint of U.S. police

D. Watkins
(etsy.com)

The worst t-shirt in the world?

Keith A. Spencer
(Getty/welcomia)

Why are we shocked?

Danny Katch - Truthout
Officers gather for crowd control as they investigate a shooting in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Blue Lives Matter? Then maybe fewer guns

Amanda Marcotte
(AP/Steve Helber)

Charlottesville and the media

Chauncey DeVega
FILE - In this July 25, 2016, file photo, a memorial including a photo of Philando Castile adorns the gate to the governor's residence where protesters continue to demonstrate in St. Paul, Minn., against the July 6, 2016, shooting death of Castile by St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minn. Yanez is expected to enter his plea on manslaughter charges during a hearing Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) (AP)

The plague of police violence

Celisa Calacal - Alternet

Fox's abuse of statistics

Charlie May
(AP/Charles Krupa)

Trump's depraved America

Gary Legum
AP Photo/Alejandro Cegarra (AP)

Tough crimes for resisting

Jacob Sugarman - Alternet
Jeremy Mardis; Zianna Oliphant (Wikimedia/Getty/Brendan Smialowski)

Police: Listen to the children

Chauncey DeVega
Law enforcement officers are seen outside the home of Nicholas Young, a Washington Metro Transit Officer, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Fairfax, Va., Young was arrested at Metro's headquarters in Washington and charged with a single count of attempting to provided material support to a terrorist group. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

war between police and the NRA

Kali Holloway - Alternet
Protesters confront police officers in Baton Rouge, July 9, 2016. (AP/Max Becherer)

"Blue Lives Matter" bills

Justine Morris
(Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Katie Levingston